Amazon alien-hunter video game 'Crucible' to rival Fornite

It was conceived as an online book store, then transformed into an e-commerce giant and now Amazon has entered the world of video games. The firm released its first original big-budget game called Crucible with the hopes to take on rival titles such as Fortnite and League of Legends. The free-to-play, third-person shooter game is driven by choices of players who work with teammates to take down alien creatures. Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter told CNBC that Amazon's move into the gaming space is'the same way that they got into books and music.' Amazon has its hands in a range of products and services – it is developing artificial intelligence, provides data storage, produces movies and more.